Vegoe’s Top 20 – 12/2/2024
1- Michigan State, 2- Boston College, 3- Maine, 4- Western Michigan, 5- Minnesota, 6- Denver, 7- Michigan, 8- Dartmouth, 9- Boston University, 10- St. Cloud
Vegoe’s Top 20 – 10/14/2024
1 Denver,
2 Boston University,
3 North Dakota,
4 Boston College,
5 Michigan State,
6 Omaha,
7 Minnesota,
8 Quinnipiac,
9 Colorado College,
10 St. Cloud
Gophers Give Up Three Leads to Sparty, End Up with One Point
Minneapolis, Minn. — The Gophers threw 80 pucks towards the Sparty net on Friday night and had three leads, but only came away with one conference point in a 3-3 tie after losing the shootout. No. 8 Minnesota (6-4-3, 2-3-2) got nice goals from Connor Kurth, Bryce Brodzinski and Rhett Pitlick that all came from…
We Have What We Need, We Need What We Have
Gophers have games in hand with Buckeyes, but key upcoming series will have huge implications for conference race and best chance to make an impact to their PairWise Ranking during rest of regular season Minneapolis, Minn. — Players coming into the locker room to start a crucial February stretch of Gopher Hockey noticed a new…
Gophers Sweep Sparty
Schierhorn Makes 21 Saves for 10th Career Shutout Minneapolis, Minn. — It wasn’t exactly a Picasso for the Gophers, but they made enough brush strokes to sweep the Spartans with a 4-0 shutout on Saturday. “We haven’t proven to be an offensive juggernaut,” head coach Don Lucia said. “We just kind of methodically get to…
Gophers Men’s Hockey Season Ticket Sales Down Eight Percent for 2017-18
Minneapolis, Minn. — Gopher men’s hockey season ticket sales for 2017-18 are down eight percent with 5,474 tickets sold compared to last season’s 5,977. The number continues a downward trend for sales since their first year in the Big Ten when the university sold 7,394 season tickets. Minnesota men’s hockey ‘pick-your-pack’ tickets went on sale…
Gophers End Regular Season with 1-1 Tie, Shootout Loss to Spartans
Minneapolis, Minn. — Wrapping up their NCAA record sixth consecutive conference title on Friday meant all six seniors including Mitch Rogge got to play Saturday at Mariucci Arena in front of 9,988. Rogge earned his first Gophers experience outside of an exhibition game, and his first college ice time since January 18, 2014 when he…
Gophers Sweep Sparty with Pair of 4-2 Wins
East Lansing, Mich. — Inconsistency was the buzzword swarming Gopher hockey this week as the Gophers had one more chance before break to correct a trend of seesaw series. Minnesota delivered 120 minutes of consistent defense, held Michigan State to just 33 shots on the weekend, earned a pair of 4-2 wins, and their first…